NCSH Sexual Health in the News: Dec 2 - Dec 8

Dec 08, 2016

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Experts: Sex and Porn Addiction Probably Aren't Real Mental Disorders - New York Magazine NCSH member The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) recently released a position paper stating there is insufficient evidence to classify porn and sex addiction as mental health disorders. However, many people believe otherwise.

Many Asexual People Still Fantasize About Sex, Study Finds - CNNUniversity of British Columbia researchers recently conducted a survey to better understand the sexual experiences and fantasies of asexual people.The results suggest that the "asexual" label could be capturing too broad a group and that it might be time to get a bit more fine-grained.

Going Bare Down There May Boost the Risk of STDs - NPRFrequently removing pubic hair is associated with an increased risk for herpes, syphilis and human papillomavirus, researchers reported recently. While it isn't known if grooming causes the increase in risk for infection, shaving creates microtears and cuts that could allow viruses and bacterial to enter the skin.

The Success of HIV Treatment Is Increasing the Risk of Drug-Resistance - Huffington Post Global health agencies are getting more people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy, a combination of drugs that suppress the virus to undetectable levels and reduce the risk of transmission to another person. But scientists are now detecting a disturbing new trend: The rise of drug-resistant HIV strains, especially in some African countries.